Kenya, Indonesia target regional blocs

Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Kenya this week, seeking to utilise improved political and trade ties to access each other’s regional trading blocs in order to expand their export markets.

Both countries signed four bilateral agreements on food security, mining, renewable energy and heath following talks between Kenyan President William Ruto with Widodo, who is the first Indonesian President to visit Kenya.

During a closed meeting between the two presidents, Ruto announced the scrapping of visa requirements for Indonesians travelling to Kenya, saying, “nobody should need a visa to go home.”